Loss of control Accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) 42-23801,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340878
 

Date:Saturday 10 July 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-23801
MSN: 9663
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Alliance AAF, NE (AIA/KAIA)
Destination airport:Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL/KSZL)
Narrative:
While attempting to land on runway 31 the left wing fell off to the left from a height of about 50 ft. The C-47 cartwheeled and burst into flames.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles

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